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CROOK COUNTY JOURNAL
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Prineville
Commission House
Dealers in all kinds of
FARM PRODUCE
Hay, Grain, Flour and Feed. Forwarding Storage
and Commission Buyers of Hides, Pelts
and Furs
JACK SUMMERS, Manager
BRIEF NEWS CF OREGON
The Mainspring is the Motive Power
of a Watch
The best mainsprings Imvb malnti.lued their right ti break
ever since modern watches were Invented, nod they w ill do so until
some secret ot nature for which scientists are still searching Is re
vealed. PERCY R. SMITH, Watchmaker and Jeweler
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Hello ! Say, do you know
the Pilot Butte Telephone
Company has more miles
of line and a larger num
ber of subscribers than any
other telephone company
in Crook county and at
cheaper rates? Telegraph
connection is made at Red
mond with all outside
points. Main office Prine
ville, Oregon.
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The State penitentiary tint the larg
est population In Its history, the num
ber of convict being 498.
Governor Wlthycombe reappointed
I, Lea Brown, of MarshtleM, a mem
ber of the state board of pharmacy.
The aeventh annual Commonwealth
Conference was held In the hulls of
the University of Oregon at Eugene.
At a recent election at Powers, an
$18,000 bond Issue for the construction
ot a achool building was passed by a
big majority.
Merchants of Springfield have or
ganised the Sprlnsflold Merchant' as
sociation for the purpose of promoting
the trade ot the town,
Governor Wlthycombe appointed
Leslie M. Butler, of Hood River, dele
gate to the pence and preparation con
gress at New York, June 14, 15.
The Dallas City band, which dis
banded last fall, lias reorganised with
nearly 40 members, making It one of
the largest organisations of Us kind
In the state.
State Tax Commissioner Galloway
holds that stock held by a national
bank in a federal reserve bank la simi
lar to United States bonds, and ex
empt from luxation.
Antone Stawney, aged 61, of Bux
ton, was kilted when a stick of dyna
mite exploded, throwing Stawney fur
Into the air and severing part of his
head from the body.
Gearhart Is the place officially se
lected for the maneuvers of the Third
regiment. O. N. G.. at Its annual en
campment The camp will be made
close to where It was held last year.
More duty on foreign Imports was
collected at Portlaud duriug May than
during auy other like period since
July, 1914. The receipts of that sort
for the month will amount to a trifle
less than 50.000.
Ernest G. Hopson. supervising en
gineer of the government reclamation
service, has just been notified official
ly that the office ot the reclamation
service at Portland Is to be closed and
the western headquarters transferred
to Denver.
Having received numerous "com
plaints of berry boxe partially filled
being sold for full measure, Deputy
State Scaler of Weights and Measures
Buchtel has notified the district depu
ties to prosecute all person found
violating the law In this manner. '
The state land board appointed V.
L. Patterson land agent of Baker coun
ty, succeeding C. II. McCulloch;
Thomas H. Tongue, Jr., land agont of
Washington comity, succeeding Jonu
M. Wall, and Arthur I.niiKguth, land
agent of Multmudah county, succeed
ing Warren K, Thomas.
Heballnstlng ot the O.-W. It. & N.
company' main Hue between Hood
River and The Dulles, a distance of
19 14 miles, has been authorised by
President J. D. Karrell. The work will
begin Immediately and will be done
by the company' force. The esti
mated cost is 172,000.
Governor Wlthycombe appointed
Kdward C. Judd, Astoria; C. Q W'll
hoii, Unntoit, and Captain J. Spelur,
Portland, members of the itnte pilot
commission. They succeed James
Monks, Portland; John Kopp, Seaside,
and S. M. Gallagher, Astoria, and are
named tor a term ot two years.
In an effort to save Thorns K.
Sheridan, former Roseburg bunker,
from the penitentiary, to which he
was senteuced on conviction of misus
ing funds ot the First National bank
when he was Its president petitions
for hts pardon by President Wilson
are being circulated In Kosuburg and
Murshfleld.
Plans and specifications for relet
ting the contract for the construction
of the Pacific highway In Columbia
county have been forwarded by State
Highway Kngineer Lewi to the coun
ty court of that county with Instruc
tions that It advertise for bids. The
proposed actlnu probably will bo re
sisted by the Consolidated Contract
rompuny, which had a contract to do
the work, and Is now trying to collect
from the county court.
There were 95 accidents, three of
them fatal, reported to the state Indus
trial accident commission during the
week, and four of these accidents were
to employes of public utilities and em
ployers not subject to the workmen's
compensation act. This fs the first
week In which the law requiring that
all accidents be reported to the slatg
accident commission. Instead of to the
state labor commissioner, has been ef
fective. Twenty slx of those Injured
were employed in sawmills and 18
Were employed by logging firms. Teu
were engaged In construction work.
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sllev Torpedo Struck Nabraskan.
Washington. Ambassador Page, at
London, Informed the state depart
ment that Lieutenant Towers, naval
attache of the embassy, had made a
technical examination of the steam
ship Ncbrankau and filed report In
dicating that the dnmage to the Ne
braskan was caused by the torpedo
from a submarine.
Now turn to the Classified ads, page 8
IN OUR
TriWeekly
Shipments
of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
you can get anything in
the market
D. MADDUX & CO.
Telephone Red 603
Goods Delivered
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Shipp & Perry
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Pj Dealer in Lumber, BhinjjlM, MouUlings, Doors, Windows,
k Glass, Fahttg and Oiln, Uulieroid Untiling, Oriiatnrnlal Fending.
TELEPHONE
Your Needs to This Store. We are
Stocked to Meet the Requirements
of all of the People of this Locality!
PRICE
PAULINA -:- OREGON
Prompt Attention Given to Parcels Post Orders
NEW LINES
We are Continually Adding New
Lines to Our Stock and it Will rBe
Worth While to Call and See Us
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omplete Lime of Dry . Goods
INCLUDING CLOTHING, BOOTS AND SHOES, BOLT GOODS AND NOTIONS!
DRY GOODS LINES!
Our Dry Goods lines include bolt goods in calicos, ginghams, flannelettes, hosiery,
white goods, white waists and. a large variety of ladies' apparel,
SUMMER UNDERWEAR!
You'll need Summer Underwear soon, and we have a good stock of light weights in
good quality for you to select from. Underwear for all the family
Men, Women and Children
BROWN SHOES!
The kind that give you full value for your dollar, both for hard work and dress wear.
You can't beat these shoes at any price
MEN'S WORK SHIRTS!
You will find them here in a large variety. Spring work presents its needs for shirts,
gloves and overalls, and we have stocked these articles in variety to give you a good
Selection, and good values.
WE ARE ADDING A COMPLETE STOCK OF GROCERIES. THEY ARE ALL STANDARD GOODS
AND WILL BE SOLD AT LIVING PRICES. WE HAVE A TELEPHONE IN THE STORE!
CALL US UP FOR PARCEL POST DELIVERIES
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Paulina, Oregon